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2010 Expectation for the Safeties

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What are your current expectations for Martin and Godfrey? By season's end last year I was impressed with the development in both players. Martin made the secondary his territory and was always around the ball. Big play ability and great on his feet after an interception. Once Godfrey had got some more games under his belt he certainly shined at times. Big hits are the first thing that come to mind.

I think we could have something special here, though this season will likely tell us all we need to know. With the hits of Godfrey and awareness of Martin I see those two forcing quite a few turnovers.

How have they improved in coverage?

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Is Godfrey really in the mold of a Mike Minter big hitter? I'm just not sold on his aggressiveness. Martin, on the other hand, impressed me on the field.

In our Cover 2 scheme, these guys have the potential to be disruptive, though i have a hard time imagining them being dominant.

A lot will depend on how much pressure the d-line can generate.

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I think S play will be very interesting to watch. Godfrey probably got too much bashing for his play prior to getting hurt last season.....and then got too much praise for his play after. I expect Godfrey to me somewhere between those two different versions people have created in there minds. I think we get average S play from Godfrey this year as he will have some pretty obvious strengths and weaknesses.

Martin is the ultimate wildcard. Looked like a Pro Bowler in his starts at FS as a rookie. Reports from camp thus far have me worried that the fans and even coaches might have bought into that a tad too much.

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Martin is the ultimate wildcard. Looked like a Pro Bowler in his starts at FS as a rookie. Reports from camp thus far have me worried that the fans and even coaches might have bought into that a tad too much.

Do you remember the reports on Martin from last year's training camp? They were absolutely horrible. Everyone was freaking out saying we wasted a pick -- then the guy came in and played balls out when asked.

What have you heard on Martin out of camp thus far? I have heard very, very little about him or Godfrey this year.

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Do you remember the reports on Martin from last year's training camp? They were absolutely horrible. Everyone was freaking out saying we wasted a pick -- then the guy came in and played balls out when asked.

What have you heard on Martin out of camp thus far? I have heard very, very little about him or Godfrey this year.[/QUOTE]

Same here, there is so much talk about the QB's, WR's, and D-line that the secondary is considered top-notch and one of the more stable units on the team IMO. While that may be so, they are a very young backfield, and I hope they are ready to step up.

If our revamped D-line struggles to get pressure on the opposing QB's, these guys will be tested early and often.

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Do you remember the reports on Martin from last year's training camp? They were absolutely horrible. Everyone was freaking out saying we wasted a pick -- then the guy came in and played balls out when asked.

What have you heard on Martin out of camp thus far? I have heard very, very little about him or Godfrey this year.

weren't they playing him at corner last year in TC? Which was a position move from his natural spot at S.

only thing I have heard about Martin was the Observer article w/ his position coach talking about him. I think he hinted Martin was at the moment a tad behind where they thought he would be or something. Just talk at this point though.

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weren't they playing him at corner last year in TC? Which was a position move from his natural spot at S.

only thing I have heard about Martin was the Observer article w/ his position coach talking about him. I think he hinted Martin was at the moment a tad behind where they thought he would be or something. Just talk at this point though.

That's true.

The gist of the Observer article, though, was that he was so impressive last year that they expect quite a bit out of him this year. I do see how you might take that as him being a bit behind, but I see it as a second-year guy who played so well in his short time last year, that he is now expected to take the next step and be a solid contributor this year.

I hope he does just that.

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I think they have the potential to be the best pair of cover safeties the Panthers have ever fielded. However, Godfrey still seems to second guess himself and make mental mistakes and Martin has very little game experience. To me, they're a wild card. I'm excited about the potential, but this is the least experienced pair of safeties I can ever remember in the Panthers' secondary.

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